Motor mounting



Mal'dl 16, 1937- l w. w. WARNER 2,074,135

MOTOR MOUNTING Filed Nov. 15, '1934 muulllmniH Inventor VVi HOLLY` VV Warner,

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, t `Patented r16, 1937 MOTOR MOUNTING wilbr'w. warner. Fort wayne, Ina., assigner to General Electric Company, a corporation o! New York Application November 15, 1934, Serial No."l53,l1i

26 Claims.

driven pulleys are used the friction in the driving l c connection may be' increased by tightening the belt to such an amount that slippage therein' is prevented even at the maximum rated load, but4 journaled in hubs I2 and I2a. This machine is 15 in that case the friction is increased vbeyond the amount necessaryto prevent slippage in the driving connection at lighter loads and there will be an unnecessary strain on the driving connection, In the case of a belt, for example, it would be stretched and worn unduly if it were always kept tight enough to prevent slippage at all loads. Moreover', it is desirable to allow some slippage in the driving connection at starting since the inertia of the driven member causes the load to be heavy at that time and if no slippage is allowed the dynamo-electric machinewould draw an excessive current at starting. This latter feature is especially undesirable when a dynamo-electric .machine is used which inherently requires a large starting current. These requirements lmake it desirable to provide some arrangement for varying the friction in the driving connection in ac-y cordance with variations in' load and speed.

It is an object of my invention to provide an .v

arrangement for movably supporting a dynamoelectric. machine or the vlike vhaving a flexible,

frictional driving connection, which is adapted to v utilize a displacing force exerted on the machine by the ldriving connection to increase the fric,-

4 40 tion in the driving connection in accordance with increase in load during ordinary running of the dynamo-electric machine.r

It is a'further object of my invention to provide a support for adynamo-electric machine or the l like having a flexible frictional driving connec tion,.whichis adapted to produce suillcient friction in the driving connection at starting to make the same effective to drive the load. while permitting some slippage in the driving connection mamma.

Further objects and advantages of my invention wllllbecome apparent vas the following de` scriptlonproceeds and the features of novelty which characterize my invention will be pointed chine. f

out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this specification.

For a better understanding of my invention reference may be had to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is a perspective view of a dy- 5 name-electric machine provided with a support embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the support shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the support and motorshown in Fig. 1, the support beingpartly in section. 10

Referring to the drawing, I have shown in Fig.

1 a dynamo-electric machine having a stationary member IIl and a rotatable member mounted therein on a shaft II, the ends of which are `and clamped thereinV by clamping members I1 25 and IB at opposite ends of the machine. 'I'he lower ends of clamping members I'l and I8 are provided with slots fitted on projections I9 and 20, respectively, on the ends of cradle I6, the

. upperends of clamping members I'I and I8 being 30 held together by bolts 2l. The rotatable shaft vII is provided with a V-grooved lpulley 22 which engages a V-belt 23, the .latter forminga exible, frictional driving connection with a driven ma- The resilient cushioning support hereinbefore described is not my invention, but is the invention of Alfred F. Welch and is described and claimed in his application, Serial No. '727.432, led May 25, 1934. and assigned 'to ,thek General Electric 40 Company, assignee of my present invention.

I have provided a supporting arrangement which during ordinary running operation ofthe dynamo-electric machine, which in this embodiment of'my invention is a motor, utilizes a dis- 45 placing force exerted by the belt 23 on the dyname-electric machine to tension the belt 23 in A accordance with the load transmitted. This supporting arrangement includes a U-shaped sheet 'l metal base 24 spaced from and conforming to the 50 U-shaped cradle Ii, their adjacent ends being pivot-ally connectedby pins 25 and 26, which are agrlial yalinexnent. It will be noted that the pin cludes-two shouldered portions. 35 and 3S between which is located` a bearing` surface 31 55 engaging the cradle 24. A bearing surface 38 formed on the pin 25 supports the cradle I6, the inner end of the pin 25 being peened over the adjacent portion of the cradle I6. The pin 26 is similarly constructed. Stationary member lll of the dynamo-electric machine is thus pivotally supported on an axis A-A passing through pins 25 and 26 which is eccentric to but closely adjacent the axis of rotationB-B of the rotatable member of the dynamo-electric machine carried on shaft l I. The supporting arrangement shown in Fig. l utilizes the belt tension to tighten the belt 23 on the. pulley 22 when the motor is rotat, ing in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig, 1, which is indicated by the arrow 22a. When so rotating the lower side of the belt 23 will be the tight side of the belt and the upper side will be the loose side. of the belt.v 'Ihe tension in the tight lower side 23a of the belt acts as a displacing force on the machine that is, it creates a torque about the pivotal axis tending to move the machine to theleft in Fig, 1 and hence move the pulley 22 more tightly into the -loop of the belt 2 3, thus tightening the belt and increasing the friction in the driving connection. As the load increases the tension in the tight lower'side of the belt increases and hence the friction in the driving connection also increases. It should also be noted that the tension in the loose upper side 23o of the belt creates an opposite but lesser torque about the pivotal axis which tends to move the machine and pulley away from the belt loop and loosen the driving connection. Hence, the

tightening torque exerted about the pivotal axis A-A by the tight lower side 23a.- of the belt must always be equal to or exceed the torque exerted about the pivotal axis A-A by the loose upper side 23h of the belt if the resultant torque, that is, the difference between the two torques mentioned, is to besuch as to maintain the pulley 22 in tight lfrictional engagement with the belt 23. We must then examine the relation of the displacing forces exerted by the tight and loose sides of the belt 23a and 23h, respectively, in determining the proper location of the pivotal axis A-A. This relation may be expressedlby the well known equation:

T2 -ef" where T2 is the tension in the tight side of the belt, T1 is the tension l'n the loose side of the belt, f is the coeflicient of friction between the belt and the pulley, b is the angle of wrap of the belt on the pulley and e is a constant, namely, the base of the Naperian system of logarithms. It will be understood that the angle of wrap of the belt is the angle between the radii from the pulley center passing through the points at which the belt leaves the pulley. This equation represents the necessary relation of T2 and T1 at a time when slippage of the belt is barely avoided.

From a consideration of this equation it will be seen that as the coeflicient of friction and the angle of belt wrap decrease the tensions in the two sides of the belt become more nearly equal. They will not become exactly equal except when no torque is being transmitted `by the belt from the motor.- In most cases the coeiiicient of friction and the angle of belt wrap are such that T2 is several times larger than Ti. In the latter case itis clear that the lever arm between the pivotal axis A-A and the tight side of the belt maybe substantially less than the lever arm between the pivotal axis A-A and the loose side of the belt and yet the torque exerted by the tight side of the belt will exceed that exerted by the loose side of the belt.

In the illustrative form of my invention the lpivotal axis A-A has been placed closely adjacent the rotational axis B-B, so that the tightening force exerted by the Vtight lower side 23a a belt arrangement with a low coefficient of friction or small angle of wrap be used.

Consideration may now be given to the permissible location of the pivotal axis A'-A in which the desired belt tightening action may possibly be had. If the pivotal axis were made coincident with the rotational axis any movement of the stationary member Illwouldnot cause any -relative movement of `pulley 22 with respect to' the loop of belt 23 and hence no tightening of the belt would be had. Also if the pivotal axis were l0- cated above the axis of rotation then the torque due to the tension in the tight side of the belt would be the`one tending to' move thepulley 22 away from the belt loop and the'torque due to the tension in the loose side of the belt would be the one tending to tighten the belt.` There could never be a resultant torque tending to tighten the belt, however, since the tight side torque would always predominate due to the fact that with such a location of the pivotal axis the tight side torque would necessarily include 'the longery lever arm as well as the greater force.` It thus becomes clear that the pivotal axis must belocated on the side adjacent the tight side of the belt of a plane passing through the axis of rotation of the rotatable member and the center of the arc of vvcontact of the driving connection. In the embodiment of my invention illustrated the center of the area of contact of the driving connection is the center of the peripheral portion of the pulley-22 in contact with the belt 23, and lies in a plane bisecting the angle of wrap. The pivotal axis"v must not only be on that side of such a plane, but'must also force of line of force the torque due to the tension in both sides of the belt would tend 'to loosen the driving connection. It is thus apparent that thereare Vdefinite limits to the permissible location of the pivotal axis in which it is possible to utilize the torque exerted by the driving' connection to increase the friction in the s ame. I prefer to con.- struct the supporting structure in such a manner that the pins 25 and 26 are within the periphery of the driving pulley 22 since the angle of wrap of the belt 23 may then be varied at will for various sizes of driven pulleys without danger of locating the pivotal axis A--A outside the line of action of the tension in the tight side of the belt.

By the use of the resilient supportin'g'imeans described above torsional vibration 'produced by the dynamo-electric machine is effectively cushinterfere with the belt tensioning function of the v supporting structure. l l The cradle' Il and thebaset are connected at theiropposite enrdsby tension springs 21 and 28. Since thel lever armjbetween the centeriqf gravity of the dynamo-electric machine, which is approximately at the axis of rotation, and its pivotal axis is short the springs 21 'and 28 may be relatively lighi4 and still be capable oi centering the machine. The upper end of tension spring 2 1-is se.- cured to a loop 29 on the cradle i6 and its lower end is secured in a hole 3,0 in base 24.1"'I'he tension spring 28 is similarly secured ag the opposite end oi the machine. By attaching the springs 21 and 28to stationary member I0 at a point oi lgreater eccentricity with respect to' the axis .of rotation than the pivotal axis and with thefline of force of the springs passlng'through both of these axes, it is possible to resiliently bias the dynamo-electric machine against displacement in either direction about its pivotal axis from a center position by a single spring or other biasing means. The springs 21 and 28 are adjusted to hold the dynamo-electricmachine in a position with re-A spect to its pivotal 'axis such that when yat rest the pulley 22 will engage the loop of belt 23 with suiilcient friction tol start the load, but still allow some vslippage of the belt over the pulley. Additional holes 3| and 32' may be provided inthe base 24, as best shown in Fig. 2, in order that the angle of spring 21 *may be changed to adjustthe tension applied to-belt 2l by shifting the line oi force of spring 21. Similar holes arev provided for vadjusftingthe line of force of Ispring 28. Thusunsymmetrical weight distribution in the dynamo-electric `machine due to the' mounting thereon of switches, capacitors, or other auxiliaryv devices may be compensated, the resultant lineor force of bias remaining in a plane passing through the pivotal axis of the axis of rotation. By so adjusting the springs 21V and 28 the frictionfbetween the pulley 22 and the belt 23 islimited to such an amount that the dynamo-electric machine -starts under a light load with someslippage of the belt and hence will not draw an excessive or harmful current? V`Having so started in a clockwise direction, the torque due ,to'the (tension in the tight c side of the beltwill cause stationary member Ill to move in a counter-clockwise direction about its pivotal axis A-A, asdescribed above. Pulley 22 is thus moved toward lthe loop of bel-t 23 and as the@ load on the dynamo-electric machine increases this tendency is enhanced so that the friction between the pulley 22 and belt 23 is increased f correspondingly.y Upstruck portions 3i and areV provided on base 24 and form stops to limit the v movement of the stationary member I about its y pivotal axis. n a.

When amounting arrangement constructed in o accordance with my invention is employedl the ,'loa'd is gradually applied to the dynamo-electric machine more or less in the manner oian automatic clutch. -The tension in the` belt i's only that required to prevent slippage and unnecessary strain Y fand wearJ in` the belt-'is consequently 'avoided r 4While I have l vshown-'a particular embodiment of my invention in connection with a dynamoelectric machina-l.-` do not desire my 'invention to be limited to the particular construction shown and described, and Ifintend lin the appended claims to cover all modications within the spirit and scope of my invention. -What I-claim as new and desire'v to-secure by- 75 Letters Patent of the United States. 18,-'

. said machine by said drivin said greatest displ ing a stationary m plaing force of said rotata f nection includin 3 1. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a` rotatable member provided Vwith a exible frictional driving connection adapted to exerta displacing force on saidmachine, and 4means supporting said machine and utilizing a displacing force exerted on g connection for in creasing the friction in said driving connection, said means includinga pivotal support for said stationary member having a pivotal -axls parallel l. to the rotational axis of said rotatable member and lying in the area between the line of action of the greatestI displacing force `exerted on said machine by said driving connection and a plane passing through the axis of rotation of said rota- 1B table member and the center of contact of said driving connection, said pivotal axis being located at a greater distance from said line of action of acing force than Lfrom saidsaid rotatable member. l ctric machine or the like havember and a rotatable member exible frictional driving conto exert a displacing force on axis of rotation of 2. A dynamo-ele provided -with a nection adapted said machine, and supporting'means therefor 25 utilizing a displacing force e l xerted on said machine` by said driving connection for increasing the friction in, said d riving connection, said means including a pivotal support for said stationary pivotal axis parallel to the -30 said rotatable member, said between `the'line of actionof y acing `force vexerted on said' driving connection and a plane the axis of rotation of said rota- 35 nd the center of contact of said on and being closely adjacent said of said rotatable member. electric machineor the like hav- 'rotational axis of pivotal axis lying the v greatest displ .machine by said passing through` table member a driving connecti axis of rotation 3. A dynamoing a stationary provided with a ilexible frictional driving connection includi ng a belt adapted -to exert a dison said machine,A and supporting means therefor utilizing the displacing force exerted by said belton said machine for increasing 45 the friction on said belt, said means including a pivotal support for said stationary member having va pivotal axis parallel to the rotational axis ble member` and lying between the line of force exerted .on said machine by the tight side of said belt and a plane bisecting the angle i of wrap of said belt, said pivotal axis being arranged at a greater distance from said Ytight sidel of said belt thanl from said plane.

4. A dynamo-electric machine or the like havlng astationary member and a rotatable member provided with a flexible `frictionalfdriving cong a belt adapted to-- exert a displacing'force on said machine, andsupporting means therefor utilizing the displacing force ex- 60. erted by said belt on said machine for increasing the'frictionI on said belt, said means including a" pivotal support for said stationary member hav,- ing a` pivotal axis parallel to therotational axis of said rotatable member. and line ofiorce exerted on said machine by the tight side of .said belt and a plane bisecting the angle. of wrap of said belt, said lpivotal axis being closely adjacent the axis oi" vsaid rotatable member; y A 5. d' dynamo-electric machineor the like havg a stationary member and a rotatable member Vprovided with a ilexible fricticnal driving connection includingl a pulley secured to said. rotatableumember and a belt engaging, said pulley 75 member and a rotatable member 40 lying between the 6. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable member provided withv a flexible fictional driving con-i nection including a pulley secured to said rotatable member and a belt engaging .said pulley adapted to exert a displacing force on said machine, and means supporting said machine and utilizing the displacing force on said machine for increasing the `friction between said belt and said pulley, said means including a pivotal support for said stationary exerted by said belt` member having a pivotal axis parallel to the v rotational axis of said` rotatable member and being displaced from said axis of rotation a shorter distance than the radius of said pulley, said pivotal axis being located between the tight side of saidnbelt and a plane bisecting the angle of wrap of said belt and at a' greater distance from said tight side of said belt than from said plane. n '1. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable member provided with a ilexible/frlctional driving cony nection including a pulley secured to saidrotatable member and a`belt engaging said pulley adapted to exert a displac chine, and means supporting said machine and utilizing the displacing force exerted by said belt on said machine for increasing the friction between said belt and said pulley, said means includingr a pivotal support for said stationary -mei`nber having a pivotal axis parallel to the rotational axis' of said rotatable member and being displaced from said axis of rotation a short'- 4.5 Aer distance than the radius of said pulley and being located`between the tight side of said belt anda plane bisecting the angle of wrap of said belt, said pivotal aids being closely adjacent said i 'axis of rotation vof said rotatable member. A 8. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable'member provided withra flexible frictional driving connection adapted to exert a displacing force on said machine, m'ean's pivotally -supporting saidstationary 'member eccentrically with-respect to the axis of rotation, of said rotatable member and utilizing a displacing force exerted on said machine by said driving connection for increasing the driving friction in said driving connection, G0 and means for biasing said stationary member against movement with respect to said driving connection, said l)a st mentioned means biasing said stationary member to aposition in which the line of action of said biasing means passes 65 through the axis of rotation of said rotatable force on said n'iaf member and the axis of pivotal movement of 4 said stationary member.

9. A dynamo-electric machine or the like havinga stationary member and a rotatable member l 7.0 provided with a ilexible frictional drivingconnection adaptedto exert a displacing force on said machine, means pivotally supporting said stationary member eccentrically with respect to the axis of rotation of said rotatable member and '15 utilizing a displacing force exerted on said ma- "posite ends or 'chine by said driving connection for increasing .the driving friction in said driving connection, and means biasingsaid stationary member against movement with respect to said driving connection, said last mentioned means acting on said stationary member at a point of greater eccentricity with respect to said axis of rotation ofsaid rotatable member than the center ofv gravity of said Astationary member.

l0. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationarymemberand a rotatable member provided with a flexible frictional driving connection adaptedto exert a displacing 4force on said machine, means -utilizing a displacing'force exerted on said machine by said driving connection for increasing the driving friction in said driving connection, said means including va base and a pivotal connection between said base and said stationary member having its axisv eccentric to the axis of rotation of said rotatable member, and means including a tension yspring secured to said base and to said stationary member at a point between said base member and said pivotal connection `for biasing said stationary member against movement with respect to said driving connection.

11. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable mem? ber provided with a exible frictional driving connection adapted to exert a displacing force on said machine, means pivotally supporting said `stationary member and utilizing a, displacing force exerted on said machine by said driving connection for increasing the driving friction in said driving connection, said means including a U-shaped-zcradle havingv its legs secured to opvsaid stationary member and a pivotal supportfor said cradle eccentric with respect to the axis of rotation of said rotatable member, and meansi'includinga tension spring secured to said cradle member between the plv-'ll otal support -and the center of the 4cradle member for biasing said stationary member against mnvement with respect to said driving Aconnectionf v12. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable member `provlded vwith a exible frictional driving con-- nectionadapted to exert a displacing force on said machine, means pivotally supporting said stationary! member utilizing aA displacing force exertedvon said xachine by said driving connection "for increasing the driving friction in said flexible connection, said` means including a U-shaped cradle having its legs securedto opposite ends'of vsaid stationary member, a U-shaped base conforming to-said cradle, pivotal connections between adjacent legs of said cradle and base, and m'eans'including a tension spring secured'to said base andfto said cradle below said pivotal connections forbiasing said stationaryl member against movement .with respect to said' flexible driving connection.v

13. A dynamo-electric. machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable member ,provided with a flexible frictional driving connection adapted to exert a displacing force 'on' said machine, a vibration absorbing mounting for said stationary member, means pivotally supporting said mounting eccentrically with respect to thevaxis of said rotatable lmember for utilizing a displacing forcev exerted on said machine by said driving connection for. increasing thedriving friction in said driving connection, andlmeans biasing said stationary member against movement l with respect to said flexible driving'connection for providing initial friction'in saidl driving connection at starting.

` 14. A dynamo-electric machine or the like hava. stationary member provided with /hubs at its opposite ends and a rotatable member Aprovided with' a.v iiexible frictional driving connection adapted to exer? a displacing forcev onsaid starntionaryrnember, means supporting said stationary member and utilizing the displacing force exerted on said machine by said driving connection for;

Aincreasing the l'driving friction` in said driving connection, said means including resilient annuvluses surrdunding said hubs, a U-shaped cradle member having open end s engaging said annulus'es, and a pivotal support for said cradle membei' eccentric `with respect to the axis oisaid rotatable member. n

15. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member provided with hubs at its opposite ends and a rotatablef'memberprovided with a flexible frictional driving connection adapted to exert ya displacing force on said machine, means 4supporting said stationary member and utilizing a, displacing force'exerted on said machine by said driving connection for 'increasing the driving friction in said driving connection, said means including resilient annulsesl surrounding said hubs, alu-shaped cradle. having open ends engaging saidl annuluses, a U- shaped base conforming to said cradle, pivotal connections between adjacent legs of said cradle and base members, and means including a tension spring secured to said base and tosaid cradle w belowsaid pivotal connections for biasing said stationary member against movement with respect tosaid iiexible driving connection.-

16. A dynamo-electric machine or theqlike havf ing a'stationary member provided with hubs at "40 its oppositeaendsand a rotatable member provided with-a iiexible frictional driving connection adapted to exert a displacing force on'said machine, means supporting said stationary member and utilizing a displacingforce exerted on said machine by said driving connection for increasing the driving friction in said flexible connection, said means including resilient annuluses surrounding said hubs, a- U-shaped, cradle having open ends engaging 'said annuluses,` a pivotal' support for said cradle eccentric with respect to the axis ofrotation of said rotatable member, and meansincluding a tension spring secured to said cradle ata Apoint between lthe .pivotal support and the center of said cradle member for, biasing said stationary member against movement. withu respect to Asaid ilexible driving connection. 1

17. A support 'for a dynamo-electric machine or the like comprising a U-shaped cradle provided with open ends adapted-'to engage projections on the machine, a U-shaped base conforming to said cradle, pivotalconnections between adjacent legs of said cradle and-base, and means for biasing said cradle and base to a position in alinem'ent with each other. t J

1s; A support for a'. dynamo-electric machine base conforming tov said cradle, an outwardly extending portion on each'leg of said cradle, a

pivotal connection between 'each of said portions and the adjacent leg of said base, a pair of'inwardly projecting stops formed on each leg of' said baseg'and a tension spring for biasing said cradleand base to a position in alinement each other, said tension spring being secured to said base and to the adjacent leg of said cradle below their pivotal connection.

19. A dynamo-electric machine or the like, and a. support therefor including a U-shaped cradle, a U-shaped base conforming to said. cradle, aligned pivotal connections between adjacent legs of said cradle and base, and means for supporting saidI machine on said cradle with its centen oi gravity displaced a`greater distance from the bottom of said cradle than the axis of said pivotal connections.

a ilexible frictional -driving connection therefor.

means movably supporting said machine for lim- Wlth' 20. A dynamo-electric machine or the like and pivotal movementin a limited arc under the in'- fluence ci' the force-exerted thereon by said-tensionable'memben and means eiiectivel only when said machine is at rest for biasing said machine to a position in which said tensionable member is placed under tension. y

22. A dynamo-electric machine or the like havving a-stationary member and a rotatable member, means including a flexible frictional driving connection for exerting a displacing force on said machine, /mean's utilizing said 'displacing force for increasing thefriction in said driving connection, said last mentioned means including a pivotal support for said stationary member having a pivotal axis eccentric with respect to the ,/axis of rotation of said rotatable member, and

means for biasing said machine to a 'positionwith respectV to said driving connection. in which j a: small Yamount oi slippage therein is permitted at starting. l

23. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable memberl provided with ajiiexible frictional driving connection including a pulley secured to said rotat-' able member and a belt engaging said pulley Jadapted to exert a displacing-force on said machine, means supporting said machine and utilizing lthe displacing force exerted by said-belt on said machine for increasing the friction between xsaidbelt and saidpulleyand means for biasing said machine and pulleyto a position with respect to saidy belt in which'a small amountof slippage is permitted between said pulley and said belt at starting.-

24. A simsen-electric machine .or the like having .a stationary memberand a rotatable member provided with a ii'exible frictional driving connection adaptedto exert a displacing force on said machine. means utilizing a displacing force exerted on said machine by said driving connection for increasing the driving friction in. said driving connection, said means-including a -`base and a pivotal connection between said base and said stationary member having its axis eccentric to the axis of rotation of said rotatable member, and means including a tension-spring secured to said' base and to said stationary membei for biasing saidmachine to a position with respect to said drivingconnection in which a small amount'of slippase therein is permitted at 4 starting.

25. A dynamo-electric machine or the like having a stationary member and a rotatable member provided with a ilexible frictional driving connection adapted to exert a displacing force on said machine, means utilizing only said displacing force for increasing the friction in said driving connection during the loaded operation of said 10 machine, said last mentioned meansincluding a pivotal support for said stationary member hav.

ing a pivotal axis eccentric with respect to the axis of rotation of said rotatable member, and means effective only when said machine 'is at 1:; rest :or biasing sind machine to s position of ensagement with. said driving connection.

26. A dynamo-electric machine or the like hav# ing a stationary member and a rotatable member provided with a flexible frictionai driving connection including a belt adapted to exert a displacing force on said machine, means utilizing 4only said displacing force lor increasinl thel fricfor biasing said machine to a position in which Y said belt'is placed under tension.

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